Shotgun certificate revoked for Coniston man who left firearms in empty house in rush to help mother

Martin Alan Woolcock, 45, of Barratt Croft, Coniston, admitted leaving the shotguns unattended after rushing to his mother's aid.
Woolcock pleaded guilty to one charge of failing to comply with the conditions of a shotgun certificate when he appeared before South Cumbria Magistrates' Court in Barrow on December 13.
Two guns were found after baliffs attended Woolcock's address on June 15.
You have something that is capable of causing serious injury and this created a significant risk. A third shotgun was also found to be in the care of another man, a firearms dealer, with Woolcock in the... read more

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